Capitol Pathways Program - Capitol Internship Program

THE CAPITOL PATHWAYS PROGRAM is pleased to announce applications for their Capitol Internship Program for Indigenous Students and Students of Color are now open. This internship offers $12/hour pay and runs from January – May 2018. This internship will help build relationships with established capitol leaders, gain exposure to various kinds of careers in policy, and gain real-world experience. The program provides supplementary legislative, leadership and professional development training along with an immersive internship experience. Applications are due Friday, December 1 at 11:59. However, if this is your first-time hearing about the opportunity and you are interested, please email Kalia Xiong, kxiong@citizensleague.org, and the deadline can be extended up to one week. For more information and to apply, click here.  

Constructing American: Identities, Infrastructure and Institutions Conference UMICH CFP

THE AMERICAN HISTORY WORKSHOP AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN is pleased announce its call for papers for its conference, “Constructing America: Identities, Infrastructure and Institutions” on May 4 – 5, 2018 at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. There are particularly interested in papers that approach the idea of construction in innovative, counter-intuitive, or interdisciplinary ways, or which destabilize established national narratives. Scholars working in all periods of American history are welcome. Please submit an abstract (150 – 300 words) and a CV to the conference planning committee at umusgradconference@gmail.com by Sunday, January 28, 2018. For more information, click here.

Scale and Queer Rhetorics of a Place in a Time of Precarity and Other Presentations by the Department of Community Studies

THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION STUDIES is hosting a series or research presentations by visiting scholars over the next few weeks. Their next event “Scale and Queer Rhetorics of Place in a Time of Precarity” is Thursday, November 30 from 9:45 – 11:00 AM at Nolte Center Room 140. For more information click here. For more information on their Monday, December 4 event, click here. For more information on their Wednesday, December 6 event, click here.